The heartbreaker
0.0232
points from the title
Came within 0.0232 points of the Grand Championship at Bands & BBQ at the Point (Sep 10, 2021).
R&K BBQ
R&K BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2019
latest Sep 9, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 17%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.52
spread of their Backyard (4-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.84 · weakest Chicken (153.47)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard (4-meat) avg
623.71 / 720
3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 132.4800 | 153.47 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.7256 | 153.0856 | 158.84 | top 26% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166.8456 | 149.7028 | 156.38 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 149.6572 | 155.02 | top 24% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | Sep 9, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 110 times, behind 24
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.2512 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6800 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1535) Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20212 milestones
- First overall podium Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First Reserve Championship Bands & BBQ at the Point
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First call Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First overall top-10 Bands & BBQ at the Point
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2022 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 5 / 32 (642.2512) | 6 (169.6800) | 6 (161.7256) | 12 (152.5828) | 12 (158.2628) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 2 / 28 (635.3368) | 5 (158.2628) | 13 (153.0856) | 3 (166.8456) | 6 (157.1428) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 8 / 28 (593.5428) | 11 (132.4800) | 4 (161.7028) | 7 (149.7028) | 4 (149.6572) |